Phillip's Galleries

Black and Blue I

I liked the first tie-dyed pair so much I immediately made these. The design is more aggressive, because I hand-stitched the silk to control the dye flow. My aim was to create fire shooting up the sides.

These look fantastic in black light. The light blue is a little too pastel for daytime, so this pair is just for shows.

Every creation is a lesson for me. Here I learned how easily dye flows through just four layers of 10 mumme silk, and that guys should usually wear darker colors for pants (ok, except at White Party). I also learned that my dyes don’t bond at all to the thread--it’s completely white.

It was exciting to see how well these last sets turned out and how well they’ve been received. I’ve got lots of ideas for new sets, and can’t way to get started. That’s a good thing, because many of my friends want pants like these.